Les Jardins-de-Napierville (English: The Gardens of Napierville) is a regional county municipality (French: Municipalité régionale de comté (MRC)) in southwestern Quebec, Canada in the Montérégie region. Founded on January 1, 1982. Its seat is Napierville.

Les Jardins-de-Napierville
Regional county municipality
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°10′N 73°31′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
Effective	January 1, 1982
County seat	Napierville
Government [2]
• Type	Prefecture
• Prefect	Michel Lavoie
Area [2][3]
• Total	807.30 km2 (311.70 sq mi)
• Land	803.07 km2 (310.07 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	27,870
• Density	34.7/km2 (90/sq mi)
• Change 2011-2016	6.2%
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Website	www.mrcjardins denapierville.ca

History

The RCM was formed on January 1, 1982 by combining historic Napierville County with other municipalities.

Subdivisions

There are 11 subdivisions within the RCM:[2]

Demographics

Language

Canada Census Mother Tongue - Les Jardins-de-Napierville Regional County Municipality, Quebec[4][3]
Census		Total		French				English				French & English				Other
Year		Responses		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %		Count	Trend	Pop %
2016		27,725		25,040	7.2%	90.3%		1,650	2.1%	6.0%		240	9.1%	0.9%		795	8.6%	2.9%
2011		26,125		23,350	9.8%	89.38%		1,685	11.2%	6.45%		220	41.9%	0.84%		870	1.1%	3.33%
2006		23,785		21,235	4.8%	89.28%		1,515	5.0%	6.37%		155	0.0%	0.65%		880	72.5%	3.70%
2001		22,525		20,265	1.1%	89.97%		1,595	0.9%	7.08%		155	72.2%	0.69%		510	1.0%	2.26%
1996		22,670		20,485	n/a	90.36%		1,580	n/a	6.97%		90	n/a	0.40%		515	n/a	2.27%

Transportation

Access Routes

Highways and numbered routes that run through the municipality, including external routes that start or finish at the county border:[10]

See also

• List of regional county municipalities and equivalent territories in Quebec

References

External links

• MRC Les Jardins-de-Napierville (French)